The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-11-03
HOUSEHOLD HYGIENE. 9
Women's Nfustaches7 How They May
Permanently Removed.
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A beard was formerly looked upon as
symbol of wisdom in man and q,
token Of witchcraft in q woman. But
the experience of mankind has long ago
proven that man may havs . beard
without being wise, and that woman
need not be a witch, though she have
down on. her lip or pilose chin. Not
withstanding this, hairy visage is not
desirable possession to q woman, and
every laughter Of Eve will be justified
In getting rid of such an unwelcome
appendage.
The causes Of over-development of
facial hair in women have remained un-
discovered. The only reasonable expla-
nation hitherto offered is that downy
upper lips and bearded chins are hered-
ttary traits, just as tip-tilted noses,
shapely feet and small ears characterize
the female members of certain families.
A German writer says that all Provencal
women have boards, mustaches or whis-
kers. This Is doubtless an exaggeration
born Of national prejudice. 1t has prob.
ably foundation in fact and is quoted
as an instance of what may be styled
racial heredity.
Every hair grows from little projec-
ton at the bottom of small pocket or
f1llicle In the skin. II this little projec-
tion, or papilla, is destroyed no hair can
grow In the same place. By destroying
the root the hair is permanently killed.
Cutting Of the hair; or plucking It out
by the roots," as It 10 termed, will not
kill it, because the base from which it
grows remains intact. So long, therefore,
as this base remains the hair can grow out
again. This explains why shaving, the
use OF the tweczers or of chemical depil-
stories fail to effect permanent removal
OF hair. On the contrary, the increased
nutrition of the hair papilla resulting
from the irritation of these processes
causes the hair to grow stronger and more
rapidly. The best way to make mus
tache grow 10 to pull 1t out. Evidently
young men about town have not yet
learned this, as they still patfonize the
barbers. NJ
From these facts it is evident that the
classic tweezers and the no less ancient
depilatories are inefficient means Of per-
manently removing an overgrowth Of
hair. Until the last eight or nine wears.
however, no other means were available
to secure this much-desired object. But
at present the problem is solved, ana an
absolutely certain remedy against this
deformity has been provided by science.
The remedy is the same that has
In other fields done 30 much for
the advancement of civilization, namely,
electricity. With mild and almost
painless current of electricity properly
applied hairs upon the face, or any Dor.
ton Of the body, can be completely and
permanently removed. The proceeding
is. however, . tedious one and requires
much patience, perseverance and some
fortitude on the part of the patient, -
well % on the part of the operator.
The instruments needed are o good
battery furnishing an even, constant
current, . very fine flexible needle with
an insulated holder, and q pair of
tweezers. The operator, sitting In front
and little to the right of the patient.
inserts the needle, which 10 attached BY
. conducting wire to the negative pole
Of the battery, into hair follicle until
the point Of the needle touches the hair
papilla: The patient then completes
the electric current by touching
the positive electrode with one
hand. A smarting or burning SEN.
sation is Immediately felt along the
course Of the needle, and within min
ute usually the hair can be removed
without resistance. The pain of the
operation Ia quite moderate and easily
borne; It is much less severe than that
produced by pulling out the hair with
the twseEers. II the operation d, prop
erly performed the hair papilla u de-
stroyed. and NO hair will ever grow. again
In the sams follicle., Every Individual
hair must be treated IN the same wsy..
Inasmuch - In some cases. the growth
N quite pHofuse, both operator and pa>s
tient Are excusable If they get wearied.l
The writer has operated on cases In,
which from two to four thousand hairs
have been removed from the face. When
Z is considered that the destruction Of
tniStys 6stEss xspyesspts,A ,fs1G aysssge,
k s ~ q caicsisss hoM - % maSy rds sittine: .
win be required TO remove 8 mussse6e
and beard In which there may be two or
three thousand hairs i:i7- 80
This electrical destruction of hairs 10
termed in technical language slectrolysiS.
II 10 supposed by many to be similar
tc the cauterizihg action of hot iron, but
It 10 entirely different. Through the
action Of the electric current of the
strength used in electrolysis chemical
dissolution Of the elements composing the
tfssues occurs; and whilet the destruction
v thorough there IL mo- visible soaring
or disagreement produced II the opera
ton has been carefully done.
II is fashionable both within and with
out the medical profession to regard
American methods Of treatment @ In
fertor 70 those suggested BY our Euro
pean brethren, but In this process Of
the electrolytic destruction OF haiE,
the genius and practical ingenuity
q American physicians have givsn .
she world : new discovery which
has nov been generally .adopled
Abrcad. md which y Often appropTia iatod
Without acknoviS S1gsto1s ~ -
equvce whepce ik 4 dadvod. EIectro.
lysis was practiosd II ths Unitsd etsSes
'several yeass befpys 4 Was trIed q ~ 3
hoyopA apd for q We 1ino & Ms tidi,
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